Abstract:
:Extensive remodeling of the follicular extracellular matrix occurs during the process of ovulation. This remodeling involves the breakdown of collagen, which is regulated, in part, by the action of the metalloproteinase collagenase and its associated inhibitors. In the present study, follicular metalloproteinase inhibitors were characterized to determine whether they were serum-borne or of ovarian origin, possibly a tissue-derived inhibitor known as tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP). Human follicular fluid and granulosa cells were obtained from preovulatory follicles of patients in an in vitro fertilization program. Chromatographic separation of follicular fluid on Sepharose 6B resulted in two peaks of inhibitory activity. The large molecular radius (Mr) inhibitor was similar in size to the serum-borne metalloproteinase inhibitor alpha 2-macroglobulin (i.e. Mr 700,000) whereas the small Mr inhibitor approximated the size of TIMP (i.e. Mr 29,000). Incubation of aliquots from either of the two peaks of inhibitor activity or an alpha 2-macroglobulin standard with an antibody to alpha 2-macroglobulin decreased the inhibitory activity in both the large Mr peak and the alpha 2-macroglobulin standard by 86.6 +/- 1.7% and 71.5 +/- 7.7% (n = 4, P less than 0.005), respectively, implying cross-reactivity with the alpha 2-macroglobulin antibody. The inhibitory activity in the small Mr peak, however, was unchanged. Northern analysis of total granulosa cell RNA demonstrated TIMP messenger RNA (mRNA) in all eight granulosa cell samples examined whereas alpha 2-macroglobulin mRNA was virtually undetectable. A positive correlation (r = 0.85, P less than 0.01) was observed between the levels of TIMP mRNA and the ratio of the follicular estradiol-progesterone concentration. However, inhibitor activity in the follicular fluid was not correlated with the levels of TIMP mRNA (r = 0.05). These findings confirm the presence of alpha 2-macroglobulin in follicular fluid and demonstrate that human preovulatory granulosa cells contain mRNA for TIMP, an inhibitor that regulates metalloproteinases such as collagenase, gelatinase, and proteoglycanase. Additionally, the expression of TIMP mRNA is steroid related and may be hormonally regulated. It is proposed that TIMP produced in the granulosa cell compartment in conjunction with alpha 2-macroglobulin from the serum may act to control the site and extent of ovarian connective tissue remodeling.
journal_name
Endocrinologyjournal_title
Endocrinologyauthors
Curry TE Jr,Mann JS,Estes RS,Jones PBdoi
10.1210/endo-127-1-63subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1990-07-01 00:00:00pages
63-8issue
1eissn
0013-7227issn
1945-7170journal_volume
127pub_type
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